カテゴリー: Law
James Spigelman resigned from Hong Kong appeal court citing concerns with new law imposed by ChinaAustralian judge James Spigelman has resigned from Hong Kong’s highest court, reportedly citing concerns over the national security law imposed on the reg…
Colonial-era penal code used as Tam Tak-chi’s alleged offences took place before new national security law was imposedAn activist who was the first person to be charged with sedition in Hong Kong since 1997 has been denied bail before his trial for “ut…
Reported video confessions could be used as evidence in international criminal courtTwo Myanmar soldiers have detailed a campaign of blanket killings, rape and mass burials of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state in video testimony that could be used as e…
UN experts call on China to explain apparent breaches of human rights obligationsHong Kong’s national security law risks breaching multiple international laws and the declaration of human rights, a coalition of United Nations human rights experts has s…
Magistrate finds no evidence pro-democracy tycoon tried to instil fear in reporter from rival paperThe Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been cleared of criminal intimidation charges dating from 2017, bringing to a close one of several cases against…
Exclusive: Allegations of brutality in Fiji’s prisons have been effectively ignored by the government’s human rights commission, insiders claimComplaints against police and prison officers – including of a violent assault against a young inmate – have …
Pro-democracy rallies continue with large event due to be held in Bangkok on SundayA prominent student protest leader in Thailand has been arrested on charges of sedition as pro-democracy rallies continued across the country.Parit Chiwarak, 22, whose a…
The media mogul has had repeated run-ins with authorities and has vowed to resist rule by the mainlandHong Kong national security police have arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai under suspicion of colluding with foreign forces. It marks the most high-profi…
Court in Guangzhou announced Xu Weihong’s penalty and said an alleged accomplice had been given a life sentenceChina has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries.A court in …
The teenager’s violent death has inspired a broader movement against PNG’s endemic domestic abuseFor six full days 19-year-old Jenelyn Kennedy suffered. Her legs and arms were chained, witness statements to police say, her mouth gagged.They allege she …
Expats say they feel insecure about living somewhere ‘where the walls have ears’ • Australia’s Hong Kong intervention was hardly strident but that didn’t matter to ChinaAustralian expats in Hong Kong are feeling jittery about their future after Beijing…
Protective measures taken and social media erased as both question how they can operateJournalists and lawyers in Hong Kong are scrambling to adapt as Chinese authorities set up the apparatus to enforce a controversial national security law, including …
Homemade device attached to vehicle caused explosion in Afghan capital, says employerTwo employees of Afghanistan’s human rights body have been killed in a bomb attack in Kabul.The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said the workers died w…
ICC president condemns US visa restrictions on officials in Afghan war investigation The president of the international criminal court has accused the US of acting unlawfully by threatening an economic and legal offensive against the institution follow…
Ottawa’s refusal to swap Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou for detainees Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor means it faces some hard choicesFor more than 560 days, comforted only by a small collection of books and meals of boiled rice in Chinese jail cells, two Can…